Parul Institute of Management and Research

Report on Industrial Visit at

Panasonic Battery India
Company ltd.
11
th
August, 2014.
For Semester 1 students










Industrial visit was carried out at PANASONIC BATTERIES INDIA CO Ltd.
on 11
th
August, 2014 especially for semester one student. The main
objective behind the visit was to make student aware about how various
activities related to marketing, financing and human resource are carried
out in company and give them feel of managers as soon as they start
there course.
I along with 35 students left for visit at 10 a.m. and took about half an
hour to cover the distance. The company is located in Makarpura in
Vadodara city.
As soon as we reached company we were guided by Mr Kapil Patel to
canteen for breakfast where a orientation of company was given by heads

of production department about history and how company was
established.
It was great to know that company follows Japanese principal of equality
among all the level of employees in company because of which they have
same dress code and same canteen right from higher level managerial
team to lower level workers. We found even canteen employees in same
dress. Company have a policy to gather every morning for few minutes
where they conduct prayer, narrate principles of company and are given
chance to come forward. It is the place where any new policy matters are
informed to all employees in once.
Company follows principle of People before Product which was clearly
visible from safety measures taken by company and other policies. The
conception of this philosophy is derived from the core objective of the
company To Contribute to the Society. Adhering to this philosophy, the
Company balances its business and manufacturing activities with its
impact on the communities and people at large. Recognizing their
responsibility towards their people, Panasonic Energy India passionately
strives to attain progress and development of society through its
operational activities. This core philosophy of People before Product has
been imbibed and executed by all the employees from the top level
executives to lower level personnel across the organization.
As a global company, PANASONIC is active in more than 100 countries
with affiliated companies, associated with thousands of customers and
suppliers. Their greatest asset is their brand and its values. Their brand
promise is the heart of everything they do and everything they say. This
is what that differentiates them and is the embodiment of the promise
they make to their customers.
Their slogan Ideas for Life is their central organizing thought. Every
Panasonic product or service is created from these Ideas for Life.

Panasonic battery India co. ltd. has the below stated objectives are given
below:

To earn Medium Profit.
To provide social facilities.
Continuous improvement through reduction of Rejection
and Rework.
Contribution in the development of the country.

After introduction all students were divided in four groups of 15 students
and were headed by one manager of company who helped them to
understand how production is carried out in company and how company
reach their customer.
Maximum production in company is carried out by means of machinery
subdivide in various activities like inception of raw material, mixing
process, making jackets, covering the product and then converting it into
finished goods. Finally Finished goods are packed and are sealed where
production batch no is embossed for its future verification required.
Company defective ratio is less than 1 percent which show the how
effective company works.
At Vadodara manufacturing of R20, R40, AA, AAA and R14U batteries take
place for differnet class of people and different use. Company produce
even separate set of production for defence also.
We took almost an hour to see complete set of production which was
followed by questions of students. I appreciate staff member who guided
students with each and every question with detailed answers.
It is rightly said that See & know is better than read & learn. Students
have got real feel of companys working after this visit. They got a chance
to transfer their theoritical knowledge to practical implication. This will
even help students to understand sbject matter clearly in future also.

Me along with student would like to extend our gratitude to company for
permission and supprot they gave to make our visit a success with
accomplishment of objective and our director P. G. K. Murthy for
arranging this visit for our student.

Thanks
Prof Khyati Shah
( in cordination with students )




Thank You...













A
REPORT ON
INDUSTRIAL VISIT
TO
CEAT TYRES PVT. LTD.
HALOL PLANT

ON 20
th
AUGUST 2014
BY STUDENTS OF
SECTION C (PIMR)
ACCOMPANIED BY
PROF. PARESH PATEL & PROF. JAYPRAKASH LAMORIA
ORGANIZED BY
PARUL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH


INTRODUCTION TO CEAT TYRE COMPANY:
CEAT TYRE was established in 1958. In 1982, the RPG
Group took over CEAT Tyres of India, and in 1990, renamed the
company CEAT Ltd.CEAT TYRE company is located in Halol
near Vadodara,Mumbai and Nasik. At Halol Plant it was founded
in 2009 and commercial production start in march 2011.Company
is mainly dealing with TYRE of Heavy vehicles like
Trucks,Buses etc.As well as for the Cars.Mainly the company
produces two types of tyres on technology Radial technology and
Bias technology.For each & every new innovations,new
technology company is always efforting by its
Research&Development Department.The plant in Halol is
spreaded in 160acres.




FACILITY PROVIDED BY CEAT TYRE:
CEAT is not resting on their laurels. Out hunger for growth
continues with an upcoming plant and production of various PCR
and TBR sizes for the Indian as well as export market. CEAT is
looking at expanding its capacity from 9.4 Lacs tyres per month
to 3 million tyres.
For better deliverance, they are working towards technical
collaborations with leading tyre majors across the globe.
Manufacturing Facilities:
CEAT is growing at an incredible pace.
4 manufacturing plants - 3 in India and 1 in Sri Lanka
10 outsourcing units for tyres, tubes and flaps
3 dedicated 2-3-wheeler plants controlled by CEAT




INFORMATION REGARDED TO EMPLOYEES
INCEAT TYRE:
Mostly two types of Employees working with the
organization.Associates (Diploma/Engineer Freshers) and
M1&Above(Managers).
Providing Training,Know your machine ,On the job
training for freshers.
Provided Medical camp,Female employment,Other
NGO,Learning the new things for the other people beside
the employees.
ABOUT THE PRODUCT:
Mostly two types of technologies are used.
(i)Radial Technology (ii) Bias Techmology
Raw material used in product.
(1)Rubbers:Natural Rubber,Butile Rubber,Synthetic
Rubber
(2) More than 50 chemicals are used in the product.
(3)Copper wire is used for the purpose of grip.
Two types of Mixer are used to mix the raw
materails.These are Master and Final Mixer.
For creation of one TYRE it passes from total 9 phase.

EXPORT&COLLABORATION OF COMPANY:
CEAT makes highest export from INDIA in Truck, OTR
&LCV categories.
From the current scenario CEAT stood on 3
rd
Rank in
India in selling TYRES.1
st
Rank is MRF TYRES and 2
nd

Rank is APOLLO TYRES in India.
It has collaboration with the copmpany of Srilanka with
the share holding of 51%.
CHALLENGE FACED BY COMPANY& IMPROVE:
High Employee Turnover Ratio more than 40% per
year.
Low employee engagement and High Employee
Absentism.
Improved by the result of high employee enagement from
44 % to 68%.





What did we do...
We have visited whole plant of the industry and saw how
the TYRE is actully made by the function of each & every
machine like Mixer,Metal detector etc.




PRODUCTOIN PROCESS:-

FG Storage
Inspection
Final Finishing
Curing
Stock Preparation
Tyre Building
Mixing
RM Storage

RAW MATERIAL USED
Buta Ruber, Natural Ruber, Synthetic Ruber, 50 Types Of
Chemicals And Sulfer Base, Cooper Wire, Fabric.
Carbonn Charging Machine:- In The Starting Of The
Process, Buta Ruber, Natural Ruber & Synthetic Ruber are
Sended To Carbonn Charging Machine, Where All The
Ruber Mixes As Per The Requirement.
Master Mixer
After Mixing Of Ruber, Mixer Is Sended To Master
Mixer For Addition Of Different Types Of Chemicals.
And It Mixes Ruber & Chemicals.
Final Mixer:- Final Mixer Is Machine Where Sulfur Base
is Added.
Triplex Extrude
Triplex Extrude is the place where sheets of tyres are
prepared.
Calendar:- In Calendar Sheets are coated by Fabric &
Cooper, called Bead Winding.
Fabric is used for PCR &Cooper is used for TBR. After
Coating Sheets are Checked Automatically by Metal
Detector for its Perfectness.

Now From here the material goes in two ways, that are
for PCR & TBR. But the ahead Process is same for both.

Cutting
As per requirement, Machine cuts the Sheets.
RMS
In this, there are three levels, In First level 3 Or 4 Sheets(
As Per Requirement ) are Combined , In Second Level
Combined Sheets are sended to B&T SIDE for shaping
of Tyre and in Last Level, that is CARCASS SIDE,
where Tyre Base is Created.
Curving
In Curving, Tyre Base is kept in MOULDING for 55
Minutes, where Tyres are Curved.
Inspection
Each Tyre is inspecte Manually by workers.
At Each Level 1 Piece Per Carton is tested in R & D
Department.
The Defective pieces of tyres & Carton of work-In-
Progress are cutted and sold out to smaller Businesses.

Experience from the Industrial Visit
Exposure to better industrial and business practices in
progressive economies.
Interaction with Guides and other person from the industry
is motivating.
Know business skills in a global context encouraging
cultural interaction to learn better coordination between
various Departments.
See & know is better motto than read & learn.
After completing the industrial visit, we have upgraded our
knowledge at a very great level.
It was a good learning experience. In each & every
department, we got new ideas and new thinking which was
very necessary for our Personal development.
We have visited the entire process department. They are
using new technologies that helps us to understand about the
role of advanced technology in productivity of
Manufacturing goods.
They are strictly following quality & safety aspects. It is
desirable to review various aspects & sum up the industrial
visit.

During industrial. visit, we feel very much satisfied by
acquiring information of various department & knowing
many new things.
The industrial visit helps how to translate theory into practical.

Conclusion
We conclude that while going through the entire industrial
visit, the cooperation is found to be very well organized,
developed & most ideal industry in every walk of its
production, administration & management aspects.
We extend our heartiest thanks to CEAT TYRE for making
20
h
August 2014 a day to cherish for some of the lucky
students who are honored with your humble gesture to get
an opportunity to visit such an esteemed organization.
We want to thank to HR Manager Krushna Vaidhya Mam ,
Operation Head Mr. Hemal Patel and Mr. Mahavir Sir for
guiding and sharing information about organization profile
and manufacturing process at CEAT TYRES PVT. LTD.
Halol Plant.


We also want to thank our director Dr. P.G.K Murthy
Sir and faculty members, Prof. Paresh Patel and Prof.
Jayprakash Lamoria for coordinating the Industrial
visit.



Thank you







PARUL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

2014
INDUSTRIAL VISIT REPORT
BARODA MOULDS AND DIES
BY MBA students




Contents

1. Introduction
2. Organizational structure
3. Products
4. Process
4.1 raw materials process
4.2 Die working
4.3 Finishing
4.4 Testing
4.5 Packing
5. Achievement
6. Conclusion




1. Introduction
BARODA MOULDS AND DIES
48, 30, 31 &32, GIDC, Waghodia,
Dist. Baroda-391760, Gujarat
Ph.: +91-02668-262148
bmd@epoxyhouse.com

Under the corporate umbrella of Epoxy House, the group is primarily
engaged in manufacturing of Epoxy resin cast components addressing the
switchgear and transformer industry in general.
1972 instituted the flag ship company M/s. Baroda bushing & insulators for
production of various types of Epoxy moulded components.
1997 Instituted kaizen switchgear products, A 100% Export Oriented Unit.
The company is has a global market share in Abu Dhabi, Australia, Bangladesh,
Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Dubai, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait,
Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Saudi
Arabia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Ukraine, UK and USA.
2003 commenced production and supply of dry type CT/VTs from
Cycloaliphatic resin system for outdoor application.






2. Organizational structure









Mr. Kirit Patel
Proprietor
D.P. Patel
G.M
Milanbhai
Purchase manager
Yatin.H.patel
C.E.O
Arvindbhai Patel
Product Engineer
Vaibhav Patel

3. Products





Epoxy resin cast insulators

4. Process

4.1 raw materials process
The raw material is being made by the mixer of resin, plastic chocolate colored
and hardener. The tank shown under mixes the material for some time and
goes for the next process.



4.2 Die working
After the mixing of raw material the said mixer is being sent for dying work.
The Die machines convert the mixer in a product. This machines takes around
12 hours to make 20 products.





4.3 Finishing
After the process of die machines the final finished products comes out. The
finished product is not yet ready to sell the further process is being done on
the product.





4.4 Testing
There are so many types of testing of a product. Some are discussed as below.
1. High Voltage testing (HV testing)
2. Partial Discharge testing (PD testing)
3. Insulation Resistance testing (IR testing)
4. Capacitance testing
5. Low live indication testing

6. Voltage indication testing
7. Mili voldrop testing
8. BDV testing

4.5 Packing
The last process is of packing process. The products which are ready to sell are
packed in the boxes with high securities. The packing process is being the last
process of the organization.




5. Achievements
Awarded Export Excellence certificate for Electrical controls and systems
for achieving highest export for the year 1997-98 by Engineering Export
Promotion Council, an institute responsible for encouraging and boosting
exports from western India.
Obtained ISO9001 certification for group companies: Electrical Controls
& Systems and Kaizen Switchgear Products from RW TUV Germany.

6. Conclusion
By observing all the given things we can conclude that the company is of
big scale industry. The company exports the products outside the countries like
Oman, Australia, U.K, New Zealand etc. Most of the export products are of
India itself.

Students of SEM I with Mr. Bala Krishnan and Faculty member Prof. Rajinder Kaur
DONT STUDY FOR GOOD MARKS OR
GRADES BUT STUDY FOR EXCELLENCE,
KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING.-
Mr. Balakrishnan







THANK YOU